498 pages : 24 cm

"Save time and money by learning the principles of pollution prevention from experts in the field." "Applying pollution prevention strategies - the most viable environmental management option for the future - offers a more cost-effective means of minimizing the generation of waste. Pollution Prevention: The Waste Management Approach for the 21st Century provides the basic principles required for understanding not only pollution prevention but also waste control."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. !. Process and plant fundamentals. ch. 1. Introduction. ch. 2. Definitions. ch. 3. Conservation laws and basic principles. ch. 4. Unit operations. ch. 5. Plant equipment. ch. 6. Ancillary processes and equipment. ch 7. Waste treatment processes and equipment. ch. 8. Process diagrams. ch. 9. Economic considerations. -- pt. 2. Pollutiion prevention principles. ch. 10. From pollution control to pollution prevention. ch. 11. Additional pollution prevention components. ch. 12. Pollution prevention opportunity assessment. ch. 13. Source reduction. ch. 14. Recycling. -- pt. 3. Pollution prevention applications. ch. 15. Commerical printing. ch. 16. Metal finishing industries. ch. 17. Electronics industry. ch. 18. Drug manufacturing and processing industry. ch. 19. Paint manufacturing industry. ch. 20. Pesticide formulating industry. ch. 21. Pulp and paper industry

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